How to Apply

The M.S. in Environmental Management program starts each fall (mid August). The application deadline for fall 2015 is February 15, 2015. Applications are accepted and considered for admission until May 15.

PLEASE NOTE: To start your application, click here for important instructions and items required by all graduate programs. In addition, read below for instructions specific to the M.S. in Environmental Management.

Bachelor's Degree Background

Applicants can hold any Bachelor's degree. Prior to beginning the program, students must have completed at least one semester of college level general or introductory chemistry, preferably with lab.

Advising, Registration, Orientation and Start of Classes

On August 15, 2015, MSEM holds a mandatory all-day orientation for new students. Classes for fall 2015 start on August 22, 2015. New students can contact the MSEM Program for details about advising and registration at 415.422.4119, or can contact Professor Maggie Winslow at mwinslow@usfca.edu.

Please join us for a celebration of the MSEM Program and the
announcement of the inaugural Joe Petulla Student Award for the
Environmental Management Program. The event will be on Tuesday April 21st at 6:30 pm
in the Maraschi Room in Fromm Hall on the USF Campus, with a reception
following the presentations and the announcement of the award winner.

The newly formed Geospatial Analysis Lab (GsAL) will help
train students to participate in this growing sector.GsAL will increase the number and variety of
GIS courses taught at USF, increase the number of projects with external
organizations and agencies in which students can participate, and allow for
more integration and collaboration between USF programs and departments in
relation to GIS.